ACA Replacement Bill Offers State Options, Roth HSAs

On January 23, 2017, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), joined by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), introduced the Patient Freedom Act of 2017 (PFA), their proposal for partially repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (here are the press release, one-page description, and section-by-section summary). The legislation combines features of the Healthcare Accessibility, Empowerment, and Liberty Act, which Senator Cassidy introduced into Congress with Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) in 2016, and earlier Patient Freedom Acts which Senator Cassidy introduced as potential responses had the Supreme Court held in King v. Burwell that the federal marketplace could not issue premium tax credits.